>>> GOOD EVENING AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.

>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ].

WE CHERISH EVERY WEEKDAY AT 5:00 AND 6:00.

>> ON THE SHOW, THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES NEW RULES ON BORDER CROSSINGS.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE PUSHBACK ON A PLAN THAT WOULD USE VACANT SCHOOLS AS HOUSING FOR MIGRANTS .

>>> AND BATTLING HIGH PROPERTY TAXES AMID GENTRIFICATION.

WE TAKE A VISIT.

>> FINDING A THERAPIST WHO UNDERSTANDS WHO YOU ARE AND WHERE YOU COME FROM CAN BE DIFFICULT.

WE EXPLORE THAT SEARCH.

>> MUSIC TRANSCENDS TIME AND LANGUAGE.

>> AND NEW GENERATIONS WITH TWISTS ON TRADITIONAL MEXICAN FOLK MUSIC.

ALL OF THAT UP.

THE FIRST STORY, A MAJOR CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSINGS.

THAT IS RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>> CHICAGO TONIGHT, LATINO VOICES IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS.

>> THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES NEW RULES IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF UNLAWFUL BORDER CROSSINGS.

MIGRANTS WOULD BE DENIED THE CHANCE TO APPLY FOR ASYLUM IF THEY CROSS THE US-MEXICO BORDER WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION.

THE RULES WOULD EXPAND THE PAROLE PROCESS ALSO FOR MIGRANTS FROM CUBA, HAITI, NICARAGUA AND VENEZUELA AND ACCEPT UP TO 30,000 PEOPLE PER MONTH ONLY IF THEY APPLY AHEAD OF TIME AND MEET SEVERAL OF THE REQUIREMENTS.

>> WE RECOGNIZE THAT AS LONG AS AMERICA IS THE LAND OF FREEDOM AND OPPORTUNITY, PEOPLE WILL COME HERE.

THAT IS WHAT MANY OF OUR ANCESTORS DID.

IT IS NO SURPRISE IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN TODAY.

WE CANNOT STOP PEOPLE FROM MAKING THE JOURNEY.

WE CAN REQUIRE THAT THEY COME HERE IN AN ORDERLY WAY AND UNDER U.S. LAW.

>> JOINING US WITH MORE IS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO AND THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER WITH HEARTLAND IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CENTER.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I WANT TO START WITH YOU, KATERINA.

WE HEARD WHAT THE PRESIDENT SAID.

DO YOU THINK THESE NEW RULES -- OR WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY MEAN FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO TAKE THE JOURNEY AND ARRIVE AT THE MEXICO U.S. BORDER?

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL LAWS AROUND THE RIGHT TO ASYLUM ARE STILL IN EXISTENCE.

THE U.S.

CANNOT DISREGARD THAT RIGHT FOR INDIVIDUALS TO SEEK ASYLUM.

WHAT THIS IS DOING IS NOT HUMANITARIAN.

IT IS AN ISSUE THAT , YES IN THE BORDERS BUT IT IS CAUSING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE FLEEING PERSECUTION AND VIOLENCE TO THEN BE TURNED AWAY AT THE BORDER.

>> WOULDN'T YOU SAY IT IS ALSO NOT HUMANITARIAN FOR THEM TO MAKE THAT DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS JOURNEY ALL THE WAY?

MANY PEOPLE HAVE DIED UNFORTUNATELY.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

WE KNOW WITH TITLE 42, MANY HAVE DIED WHEN THEY HAVE BEEN RETURNED.

I THINK THAT THE NEW STIPULATIONS WILL GET THINGS MORE COMPLICATED.

THE VERY FACT THAT NOW THERE ARE RESTRICTED PORTS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE THAT VERY RIGHT TO GO TO THE BOARD AND SEEK ASYLUM ARE GOING TO BE REJECTED INSTEAD OF PROTECTED BY THE ASYLUM LAWS.

IT IS NO UNDERSTATEMENT AT THE IMMIGRATION SYSTEM IS BROKEN.

BUT THE U.S. ASYLUM SYSTEM EXISTS FOR THAT.

FOR U.S.

BORDERS TO ALLOW ASYLUM-SEEKERS TO FILE FOR ASYLUM.

>> PRECISELY.

AS WE HEARD THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SAY, THE U.S. WILL ACCEPT UP TO 30,000 MIGRANTS PER MONTH.

IN WHAT WAY DO YOU THINK THIS ADDRESSES THE HUMANITARIAN ISSUES GOING ON RIGHT NOW IN THE WORLD?

>> IT DOESN'T.

30,000 PEOPLE IS A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF PEOPLE AND PAROLE IS NOT THE SAME THING AS ASYLUM.

IT IS TEMPORARY.

WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN THE LIMITING FACTOR ON THE NUMBER OF VENEZUELANS WHO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CROSS THE BORDER.

A SIMILAR PROGRAM WAS INSTITUTED IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR.

IN ORDER TO CROSS THE BORDER, THEY NEED TO HAVE A FINANCIAL SPONSOR IN THE UNITED STATES, A PLANE TICKET AND A PASSPORT.

WHAT THAT FORCES THEM TO DO, FIRST OF ALL, IT RESTRICTS PEOPLE WHO ALREADY HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PRIVILEGE OR BE ABLE TO COORDINATE PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES.

FURTHERMORE, EVEN IF YOU HAVE THESE PRIVILEGES AND YOU ARE ABLE TO COME HERE BY AIRPLANE OR WITH A PASSPORT, YOU STILL HAVE TO WAIT IN A COUNTRY THAT YOU KNOW IS DANGEROUS FOR YOU, THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO FLEE, TO GET ALL OF THAT LINED UP AND TO GET ALL OF THAT READY TO GO.

AND IT IS JUST GOING TO PUT A LOT MORE PEOPLE IN DANGER'S WAY, TO MAKE THEM GO THROUGH THE STEPS IN ORDER TO CLAIM A RIGHT THAT THEY ALREADY HAVE.

>> UNDER WHAT BASIS DOES THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DENY PEOPLE THE CHANCE TO APPLY?

>> I THINK IT IS THE EXECUTIVE ORDER THE PRESIDENT HAS.

LET'S NOT FORGET THAT WE ARE KICKING THE CAN BACK TO MEXICO.

WE ARE SAYING THAT, I'M NOT GOING TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM.

IT IS TOO BIG.

AND THAT IS NOT THE U.S. WAY.

WE CAN'T IGNORE.

WE HAVE TO UPHOLD THE FACT THAT THERE ARE DECADES-OLD, NOT JUST DOMESTIC BUT PROTECTING ASYLUM.

IN MY OPINION, IT IS CIRCUMVENTING THE RIGHTS.

IN MY OPINION AND IN THE OPINION OF MANY IMMIGRATION ATTORNEYS, THAT IS JUST KICKING A PROBLEM.

SO REALLY LAZY AND DISRESPECTFUL WAY TO ADDRESS THAT THE INDIVIDUALS MOST HURT ARE THOSE FLEEING VIOLENCE THAT THOSE LAWS WERE INTENDED TO PROTECT.

>> PRESIDEN T BIDEN IS EXPECTED TO BE AT THE BORDER SUNDAY.

WHAT MESSAGE YOU THINK HE IS TRYING TO SEND SEND?

>> I THINK HE WILL BE REITERATING MANY OF THE SAME THINGS THAT HE SAID YESTERDAY ABOUT KEEPING OUR BORDERS SAFE AND TALKING ABOUT THINGS LIKE THAT WHEN IN REALITY, AGAIN, THIS IS DOING THE EXACT OPPOSITE.

IT IS MAKING PEOPLE MORE UNSAFE.

IT IS CREATING ADDED STRESS ON SYSTEMS THAT ARE ALREADY INCREDIBLY PRESSURE BUILT.

SO I THINK THAT THIS TRIP IS A WAY FOR HIM TO SHOW OFF A PLAN THAT HE THINKS WILL WORK BUT I THINK ALL THE EVIDENCE WE HAVE SUGGESTS THAT IT WON'T.

>> KATERINA, WHAT DO YOU SEE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM?

WE ARE WE HEADING?

>> THAT IS THE ROOT CAUSE.

WE HAVE TO FOCUS THOSE EFFORTS.

IT CAN'T BE A BAND-AID APPROACH.

WE HAVE TO LOOK AT COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM.

AND GET THAT OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN THE FULLEST POTENTIAL AND LET'S NOT FORGET THAT WE HAVE REFUGEES RIGHT NOW HERE IN CHICAGO THAT WE ARE FUNDING FOR.

SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A HUMANE RESETTLEMENT PLAN .

>> SAME QUESTION.

>> I REALLY AGREE WITH A LOT OF THE THINGS YOU SAID.

THERE IS SO MUCH MONEY IN OUR IMMIGRATION SYSTEM ALREADY BUT IT IS MOSTLY GOING TOWARD DETENTION.

THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS THAT ALL OF THOSE RESOURCES AND ALL OF THAT MONEY COULD BE GOING TO HELPING PEOPLE HAVE A GOOD AND SOLID START TO LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES INSTEAD OF KEEPING THEM INCARCERATED USUALLY FOR NO REASON.

>> WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN?

>> FOR THE FUNDING TO BE REDIRECTED TOWARD COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS LIKE MANY OF THE ONES THAT HAVE STEPPED UP IN CHICAGO IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS.

AND JUST TO SEE THE POINT OF THE IMMIGRATION SYSTEM NOT BE RESTRICTED BUT TO BE HELPING PEOPLE WHO NEED IT HAVE A GOOD LIFE.

>> BEFORE WE GO, WHAT IS YOUR ADMINISTRATION DOING IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT?

>> WE HAVE ALREADY PUT OUT A STATEMENT STRONGLY CONDEMNING THIS AND WE ARE CURRENTLY SORT OF WAITING ON THE FULL TEXT OF ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT REGULATIONS TO BE PUT OUT IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER AND WE WILL BE WORKING WITH MANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR REACTIONS AND THEY PUSH BACK AGAINST THIS.

REMIND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF WHAT OUR OBLIGATION IS TO THESE REFUGEES.

>> SAME QUESTION.

>> WE HAVE OVER BE BEEN WORKING WHETHER IT IS CASE MANAGEMENT OR WORKING DIRECTLY WITH THE CITY AND STATE AND THE COUNTY TO BE ENSURING THAT THOSE THAT ARE WITHIN OUR BORDERS HERE ARE SAFE AND ALSO ADDRESSING THAT VERY IMPORTANT LONG-TERM COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM, ADDRESSING THE ROOT CAUSE.

THIS ISSUE DIDN'T DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND IT WILL TAKE EVERYONE'S EFFORT TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSE.

>> WE HAVE LESS THAN 30 SECONDS.

IF YOU CAN TALK DIRECTLY TO PEOPLE IN THOSE COUNTRIES RIGHT NOW THAT ARE THINKING ABOUT MAKING THE JOURNEY, WHAT WOULD YOU TELL THEM?

>> PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR JOURNEY, FIRST AND FOREMOST, IS SAFE.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE FLEEING BECAUSE YOU ARE BEING PERSECUTED OR THERE ARE SITUATIONS IN YOUR HOME COUNTRY THAT ARE UNBEARABLE.

BE SURE THAT WHEN YOU ARRIVE, THAT YOU HAVE SOMEONE THAT YOU CAN TRUST.

WE HERE IN CHICAGO AND IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A WELCOMING CITY AND STATE.

AND WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WITHIN OUR POWER TO ENSURE THAT YOUR SAFETY IS HERE.

>> I WANT TO THANK BOTH OF YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

>> NEXT, A MIGRANT HOUSE IN CONTROVERSY.

STAY WITH US.

>>> MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT IS HOPING PLANS TO TURN A SHUTTERED SCHOOL IN WOODLAWN TO A SHELTER FOR IMMIGRANTS.

THE MOVE COMES AMID UPROAR THAT HAS EXACERBATED TENSIONS BETWEEN BLACK AND LATINO CHICAGOANS.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT COMES JUST DAYS AFTER LORI LIGHTFOOT DEFENDED HER PLANS.

>> WE HAD A COMMUNITY FORUM LAST WEEK .

THEY RAISED A NUMBER OF LEGITIMATE CONCERNS.

FUNDAMENTALLY, WE HAVE TO BE A WELCOMING CITY AND LIVING OUR VALUES.

IT CANNOT JUST BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ONE COMMUNITY VERSUS ANOTHER.

>> OUR NEWS REPORTER JOINS US NOW WITH MORE.

HEATHER, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

HEATHER, WHAT WE JUST HEARD FROM THE MAYOR, LORI LIGHTFOOT, WHY DID HER OFFICE REVERSE THE COURSE OF THIS PLAN TO HOUSE UP TO 500 IMMIGRANTS WHO ARE SEEKING ASYLUM?

>> THE LOCATION OF THE SHELTER HAS BEEN CONTROVERSIAL FOR MONTHS.

AND THAT BOILED OVER AT A RALLY THURSDAY.

24 HOURS BEFORE THE FIRST IMMIGRANTS WERE SET TO MOVE INTO THE REFURBISHED SCHOOL.

IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE COMMUNITY HAD SIGNIFICANT QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT THE PROPOSAL WOULD MEAN FOR THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND WHETHER IT WOULD COMPROMISE THEIR SAFETY.

>> YOU TALKED WITH THE ORGANIZER OF THE RALLY, JENNIFER MADDOX, WHO WAS RUNNING TO UNSEAT OLDER WOMAN JEANETTE TAYLOR.

WHY DOES SHE OPPOSE THE OPENING OF THE SHELTER?

>> SHE DOES NOT OPPOSE THE RELOCATION OF THE IMMIGRANTS THERE BUT SHE DOES OPPOSE THE WAY IT HAS BEEN DONE.

SHE SAYS MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT MADE THE DECISION WITHOUT CONSULTING ANYBODY THAT LIVES IN WOODLAWN AND HAS NOT SHARED HER REASONS FOR PICKING THE SCHOOL AND HOW IT WILL BE RUN AS A SHELTER WITH WOODLAWN RESIDENTS.

SHE SAID THAT THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE.

>> ALSO, TAYLOR HAS OPPOSE THE MAYOR'S PLAN TO TURN THE FORMER WADSWORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INTO A SHELTER FOR MONTHS.

WHAT IMPACT HAS THIS ISSUE HEAD ON HER BID FOR REELECTION?

>> IT HAS REALLY ROILED THE RACE.

BECAUSE JEANETTE TAYLOR, AS YOU SAID, HAS BEEN LEADING THE CHARGE AGAINST THE SHELTER AND NOW SHE IS IN THE POSITION OF HAVING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO COPE WITH THIS OPENING, EVEN THOUGH SHE DIDN'T WANT IT TO OPEN IN THE FIRST PLACE.

JENNIFER MADDOX LOST TO JEANETTE TAYLOR IN 2019 AND A REMATCH.

A HEAD-TO-HEAD REMATCH AND THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THIS ISSUE WILL BE FRONT AND CENTER FOR MANY WOODLAWN VOTERS.

>> DEFINITELY.

BOTH TAYLOR AND MADDOX AGREED THIS HAS EXACERBATED TENSIONS BETWEEN THE BLACK AND LATINO COMMUNITIES.

WHAT HAPPENS NOW?

>> AT THAT RALLY THURSDAY, SEVERAL SPEAKERS REALLY VOICED ANTI-IMMIGRANT SENTIMENT.

BOTH MADDOX AND TAYLOR SAID, THAT IS NOT WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE.

THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT MANY BLACK RESIDENTS SEE LATINO IMMIGRANTS COMING TO THEIR COMMUNITY IN A SCHOOL THAT WAS SHUTTERED IN 2013 UNDER MUCH CONTROVERSY, AS A REAL INSULT.

IT IS NOT CLEAR HOW THAT TENSION IS GOING TO BE RESOLVED.

BOTH MADDOX AND TAYLOR HOLD LORI LIGHTFOOT RESPONSIBLE.

>> THE NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS COMING TO CHICAGO, HEAVEN THAT BEEN REDUCED AND DROPPED IN RECENT WEEKS?

HASN'T THAT CHANGED THE ISSUE?

>> YOU WOULD THINK IT WOULD.

THE CITY HAS ABOUT 1500 IMMIGRANTS STILL IN THEIR CARE.

MORE THAN 4000 HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO CHICAGO FROM TEXAS AND ANOTHER 1400 COMING FROM OTHER COUNTRIES.

THERE IS STILL A HUGE BURGEON BURDEN ON THE CITY'S EMERGENCY SHELTER.

>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> YOU CAN READ HEATHER'S FULL STORY ON OUR WEBSITE ON WTTW.COM/NEWS.

>> NEXT, HOW RESIDENTS IN A NORTHWEST SIDE COMMUNITY ARE RESPONDING TO A SPIKE IN PROPERTY TAXES.

STAY WITH US.

>>> LOGAN SQUARE IS ONE OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS BATTLING A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAXES.

THE AREA USED TO BE MAINLY A LATINO POPULATION AND OVER THE YEARS, THE NUMBER HAS INCREASED TO 36%.

SOME OF THE LONGTIME RESIDENTS SAY THEY DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THEY WILL BE ABLE TO PAY TAXES AND SURVIVE FAIR.

>> NOW WE HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN PUTTING KIDS TO COLLEGE OR FIXING THE HOME OR PAYING THE TAXES.

>> SOME PEOPLE MAY WELCOME GENTRIFICATION BUT IT IS CAUSING A BURDEN FOR FAMILIES LIKE THIS.

>> WE ARE ABOUT TO BE DISPLACED.

IF THERE IS NO RELEASE OR ANY WAY TO KEEP UP WITH THESE INCREASES, THEN THAT IS IT.

THAT IS PUSHING US OUT.

IT IS THE NAIL ON THE COFFIN THAT WILL PUSH ME OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD I HAVE BEEN IN FOR MY WHOLE LIFE.

>> IN LOGAN SQUARE, CHRISTIAN DIAZ IS A HEAD OF HOUSING FOR AN ORGANIZATION CARING FOR THE BROWN AND BLACK COMMUNITY.

>> IT IS REALLY SHOCKING.

SOME PEOPLE HAVE GONE FROM HAVING TO PAY 4000, TO 6000.

A LOT OF THE NOTICES CAME BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

IT IS A VERY EMOTIONAL THING.

YOUR HOME IS AN EMOTIONAL TOPIC.

>> WITH PROPERTY TAXES SPIKING AND COMMUNITIES ON FIXED INCOMES, THEY SAY IT IS NOT AN EVEN PLAYING FIELD FOR WORKING-CLASS FAMILIES.

>> WE WANT THEM TO UNDERSTAND WHAT PROGRAMS ARE THERE TO HELP THEM.

WE WANT THEM TO APPEAL PROPERTY TAXES IS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

WE WANT THEM TO QUALIFY FOR SENIOR PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS AND LONGTIME HOMEOWNER EXEMPTIONS.

>> IN LOGAN SQUARE, THE MEDIAN RESIDENTIAL BILL INCREASED BY 18% TO AN AVERAGE OF $8000.

SO WHY THE SPIKE?

>> KEVIN BURKE HAS BEEN A PROPERTY TAX ATTORNEY FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS AND SAYS THAT IT COMES DOWN TO WHERE YOUR PROPERTY IS LOCATED.

NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD DRIVE PEOPLE TO THE AREA MEANING AN INCREASE IN PROPERTY VALUES.

>> WE GET ASKED FREQUENTLY BY PROPERTY OWNERS, ISN'T THEIR SOME LIMIT TO THE INCREASE?

THE ANSWER IS THAT IN ILLINOIS, NO.

IF THE ASSESSOR THINKS THE VALUE OF YOUR PROPERTY TRIPLED OR MAYBE HE WAS TOO LOW THE LAST TIME, HE CAN INCREASE IT BY THREE OR FOUR TIMES.

>> LEAVING THIS HOMEOWNER AND HER FAMILY PAYING THE PRICE.

>> YOU CAN APPEAL EVERY TAX INCREASE BUT THAT IN AND OF ITSELF COSTS MONEY TOO.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE A LAWYER.

WILL YOU BREAK EVEN?

JUST TO GIVE ME A TAX BREAK.

WE HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 30 YEARS.

>> MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT TELLS CHICAGO TONIGHT THAT THERE IS WORK TO BE DONE IN REFORMING THE SYSTEM.

>> WHEN WE SEE FOR EXAMPLE, THE BORDER REVIEW MAKING BIG CONCESSIONS TO COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, WHO BEARS THE BRUNT OF THAT?

RESIDENTIAL HOMEOWNERS.

WE HAVE TO FIX THAT PROBLEM AS WELL.

>> WE ARE LOOKING AT A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS.

ALDERMEN HAVE COME FORWARD TO OFFER SOME SOLUTIONS.

>> THOSE SOLUTIONS MAY COME TOO LATE FOR DECADE-LONG RESIDENTS AT LOGAN SQUARE HIS FACE BEING DISPLACED.

BURKE SAID THE SOLUTION COULD BE FOR THE CITY TO RELY LESS ON PROPERTY TAXES TO FUND CITY SCHOOLS OR CITY PARKS.

>> A COUPLE OF ALTERNATIVES, NONE OF THEM ARE FAVORABLE FOR HOMEOWNERS.

AND RAISING RENT WHICH THEY DON'T WANT TO DO.

OR AS YOU SAID, PUT OFF HOME REPAIRS THAT THEY WERE PLANNING ON DOING.

>> THIS LOCAL RESIDENT IS THE DIRECTOR OF A LOCAL BAR AND ACKNOWLEDGES THE PRIVILEGE SHE HAS TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD THE TAX INCREASE.

>> I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF THE PROPERTY VALUE THAT THEY SIGN, FLIPPING ACTIVITY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR PEOPLE COMING TO PROFIT OFF OF IT.

SO SOME KIND OF REWARD OR STABILITY FOR THOSE FOLKS TRYING TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES LONG TERM.

>> THIS WOMAN SAYS SOARING PROPERTY TAXES ARE DRIVING OUT ONE OF THE CITY'S MOST IMPORTANT POPULATIONS.

>> STOP USING THE SYSTEM AGAINST US.

WE ARE A VALUABLE PART OF THE CITY AND WE HAVE CONTRIBUTED SO MUCH TO THE CITY AND WE DESERVE TO BE ABLE TO LIVE HERE.

SOMEONE WHO HAS PUT IN THE EFFORT IN THE COMMUNITY, SOMEONE WHO IS COLLEGE-EDUCATED AND DOING THE BEST THEY CAN TO BE A GOOD PART OF THE COMMUNITY.

WHY DO WE CONSTANTLY GET PUSHED OUT?

>> BURKE ALSO MENTIONED TO PAY ATTENTION WHEN YOU RECEIVE A NOTICE FROM THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE THAT CAN DETERMINE HOW MUCH TIME YOU HAVE TO APPEAL AND THE DEADLINE.

>> NEXT, THE CHALLENGES OF FINDING A CULINARY THERAPIST.

>>> DEALING WITH EVERYDAY CHALLENGES, LARGE AND SMALL, CAN BE DIFFICULT.

FOR MANY IN THE LATINO COMMUNITY, FINDING A THERAPIST THAT UNDERSTANDS THE CULTURE MAY NOT BE EASY EITHER.

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY'S SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM, WE LOOK AT THE ISSUE ON OUR WEBSITE ON WTTW.COM/NEWS.

HERE IS A JOURNALIST AND NORTHWESTERN PROFESSOR WITH A PORTION OF THAT STORY.

>> NESTOR FLORIS IS DIRECTOR OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AT THE WELLNESS CENTER.

HE SAYS AFTER A FAMILY TRAGEDY, HE HAD TROUBLE FINDING A THERAPIST AND EVENTUALLY, HE BECAME ONE.

>> THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS REPORTS THAT ONLY 35% OF HISPANIC AND LATINO ADULTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES RECEIVE YEARLY TREATMENT COMPARED TO THE U.S. AVERAGE OF 46%.

>> WE ARE ALREADY GOING THROUGH SOMETHING VERY DIFFICULT.

ON TOP OF THAT, YOU HAVE TO TRANSLATE NOT NECESSARILY THE LANGUAGE BUT THE CULTURE.

>> HE SAYS BESIDES HAVING A THERAPIST FROM A SIMILAR BACKGROUND, IT IS IMPORTANT TO FIND ONE WHO IS WILLING TO LEARN.

>> SO THE TERM USED A LOT MEANS YOU ARE APPROACHING A CULTURE WITH HIS HUMILITY OF, I MAY KNOW SOME THINGS ABOUT YOUR CULTURE AND SOME THINGS MAY RESONATE OR CONNECT BETWEEN US BUT THERE IS A LOT I WON'T KNOW.

>> YOU CAN SEE THE FULL STORY "PRODUCING PARTNERSHIP WITH STUDENTS" AT THE NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM ON OUR WEBSITE.

>> THE SOUNDS OF MEXICAN FOLK MUSIC ACROSS BORDERS.

OFTEN TIMES IT IS PASTOR FAMILIES THAT PLAY TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND CELEBRATIONS AND AT HOME.

HERE IN CHICAGO, KEEPING THOSE BELOVED RHYTHMS ALIVE BY INFUSING THEM WITH A MODERN SENSIBILITY.

HERE, THEY PERFORM A SPIN ON THE CLASSIC.

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>> I HAVE KNOWN IT MY ENTIRE LIFE FROM THE MOVIE WHEN I WAS JUST EXCITED TO SEE SOMEBODY THAT LOOKED LIKE ME ON THE BIG SCREEN.

AND I STARTED LEARNING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT AS I GOT OLDER.

LEARNING THAT IT WAS 300 YEARS OLD AND IT WAS USED AS A CALL TO GET SLAVES AND TO ESCAPE.

I LOVE IT.

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>> I WAS NOT TECHNICALLY ALIVE TO REMEMBER IT BUT IN 2007, 2008, THE RECESSION HIT AND MY PARENTS WERE LIKE, WE NEED TO MAKE MORE MONEY BUT WE ALSO REALLY LOVE TO PLAY MUSIC.

THEY HAD THE WHOLE SHOW AND THEN I WAS BORN AND THEY BROUGHT ME ALONG TO THE SHOW AND WHEN I COULD WALK, I WALKED UP TO THE STAGE AND I GRABBED THE MICROPHONE AND I STARTED SINGING GIBBERISH AND THAT IS WHEN I BECAME PART OF THE GROUP.

>> I DID NOT LEARN THIS IN MEXICO BUT WHEN I MOVED HERE, I WENT DEEP INTO LEARNING ALL THESE DIFFERENT STYLES.

ESPECIALLY WHEN WE MET SAGE AND SHE FORCED HERSELF INTO OUR DUET AND BECAME AN OFFICIAL BAND MEMBER.

THAT BROUGHT IN THE YOUNGER VIBE FOR THE SOUND .

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>> MUSIC JUST TRANSCENDS TIME AND LANGUAGE AND ALL THAT OTHER STUFF THAT GETS IN THE WAY OF A CONNECTION TO THE SOUL.

I LOVE THE FOLKSONGS AND THE TRADITIONS WE PLAY AND ADDING THE ELECTRONIC ASPECT OR ADDING DIFFERENT GENRES GOING INTO IT, IT IS A WAY TO JUST CONNECT TO MORE PEOPLE.

>> IT CREATES NEW EXPERIENCES FOR US.

I THINK PEOPLE ALSO ENJOY THAT.

I THINK IT KEEPS THEM COMING BACK FOR MORE.

>> IT SOUNDS GREAT, DOESN'T IT?

YOU CAN FIND MORE ON OUR WEBSITE.

>> THAT WILL BE THE SHOW FOR THE WEEKEND.

BE SURE TO CHECK WTTW.COM/NEWS FOR THE LATEST INCLUDING NOMINEES BEING ANNOUNCED FOR THE CHICAGO FORESTRY BOARD AFTER AN 18 MONTH DELAY.

IF YOU ARE WATCHING A SATURDAY NIGHT, KNOW THAT YOU CAN CATCH LATINO VOICES AND BLACK VOICES ON SUNDAYS BEGINNING AT 10:00 P.M. DON'T FORGET ALSO TO TUNE IN TO US EVERY WEEKDAY MORNING.

WE LEAVE YOU TONIGHT WITH MORE MUSIC.

FROM ALL OF US ON CHICAGO LATINO VOICES, THANK YOU FOR SHARING PART OF YOUR WEEKEND WITH US!

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